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Kruse & Euler account books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1672
Abstract

Account books, 1874-1875, possibly of a grocery store.

Dates: 1874-1875

Ku Klux Klan appointment certificate for Wilbur F. Fordyce

 Collection
Identifier: Coll890
Abstract

Certificate appointing Wilbur F. Fordyce (written as W. F. Fordyce on the form) field director of the Junior Department for the white supremacist organization the Ku Klux Klan. Wilbur Franklin Fordyce (1899-1956) was a resident of West Linn, Oregon, from the 1920s to 1950s; it is unknown how long he was a member of the Klan.

Dates: 1925 February 1

Eastern Oregon Ku Klux Klan meeting minutes

 Collection
Identifier: Coll886
Abstract

Minutes of a Ku Klux Klan meeting in September 1923 in eastern Oregon, likely in Baker County. The Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist, anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic organization that had a large number of members and considerable political influence in Oregon in the early 1920s.

Dates: 1923 September 12

Ku Klux Klan La Grande, Oregon Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2604
Abstract

Collection includes minutes, financial statements and other administrative documents regarding Klan activities in Oregon, including its involvement in Walter M. Pierce's successful gubernatorial campaign in 1922 and the passage of the Compulsory Education Bill of 1922.

Dates: 1922-1923

Ku Klux Klan pamphlets

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 899
Abstract

Pamphlets that had belonged to an Oregon member of the Ku Klux Klan and which contain Klan bylaws and ritual instructions. The Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist, anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic organization that had a large number of members and considerable political influence in Oregon in the early 1920s.

Dates: 1921-1928

KWJJ and KPRA records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 978
Abstract

Records relating to the AM radio station KWJJ and the FM radio station KPRA, both of Portland, Oregon. KWJJ was founded in 1927 by Wilbur J. Jerman (1901-2004). KPRA was an FM station that KWJJ owned, and which operated in the late 1940s and early 1950s; it was the third FM station established in Portland.

Dates: 1947-1948

Oral history interview with Joe Kye

 Collection
Identifier: SR12311
Abstract

Oral history interview with Joe Kye conducted by Sankar Raman and Allison Merkel on December 23, 2020, for The Immigrant Story. Kye discusses his experiences as a Korean immigrant in the United States and his career as a musician.

Dates: 2020 December 23

Kyrk family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll489
Abstract

Papers and photographs of the Kyrk family and related families. William Wallace Kyrk and Margaret Tennant Kyrk emigrated from Nebraska to Portland, Oregon, in 1889. Members of the Kyrk family lived in Portland, Oregon; Clackamas County, Oregon; Marion County, Oregon; and Pendleton, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1855-2015

Ship L. P. Hosford drawing

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 4040
Abstract

Drawing showing a side view of the ship L. P. Hosford, with blueline copy, by L. R. Hussa.

Dates: 1931 February 13

La Creole Academic Institute records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1631
Abstract

La Creole Academic Institute was incorporated by the legislature on January 28, 1856, as a university. Collection includes act to establish LaCreole by the Oregon legislature, 1856; wills of John H. Robb and Albert Tebbetts, bequeathing property to La Creole, 1861 and 1863; quitclaim deeds, 1914; correspondence, notices, documents of dissolution, 1958; and memorabilia.

Dates: 1856-1959

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Oregon 1733
correspondence 808
interviews 767
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photographs 490
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oral histories (literary genre) 419
Businesses and Corporations 285
administrative records 281
financial records 210
printed ephemera 202
Home and Family 196
Ships and Shipping 177
Politics and Politicians 176
Fine Arts 168
diaries 167
scrapbooks 164
clippings (information artifacts) 152
Architecture 151
Military 144
legal documents 140
Pioneers 134
Clubs and Societies 125
account books 122
Washington (State) 111
Women 111
Oregon -- Politics and government -- 20th century 109
photograph albums 106
Legislators -- Oregon 105
reports 105
Diaries 93
Justice, Administration of -- Oregon 90
Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland 89
Religion 84
Architectural Drawings 78
Sports and Recreation 78
reminiscences 76
Immigrants -- Oregon 72
Judges -- Oregon 72
Civil Procedure and Courts 70
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certificates 69
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speeches (documents) 67
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building plans 62
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drawings (visual works) 56
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ships plans 47
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Native Americans 45
United States -- Immigration and emigration 45
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manuscripts for publication 40
minutes (administrative records) 40
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newsletters 27
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Language
English 3478
French 33
German 19
Japanese 10
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Names
Digregorio, Charles 91
Oregon. Legislative Assembly 88
Raman, Sankar 72
Strassmaier, James 67
Hansen, Clark 62
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Dodds, Linda S. 61
Republican Party (Or.) 52
Democratic Party (Or.) 50
Immigrant Story (Hillsboro, Or.) 42
United States. District Court (Oregon) 39
O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) 38
Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 37
Watts, Roberta 27
United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society 25
Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest 24
Northwest Power Planning Council (U.S.) 20
Oregon. Supreme Court 19
United States. Congress. Senate 19
Johnston, J. H. (John H.), 1855-1944 18
Harmon, Rick 17
Oregon Historical Society 17
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.) 16
Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 15
Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) 15
Oregonian (Firm) 14
Portland General Electric Company 14
Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987 14
McCall, Tom, 1913-1983 13
Johnson, Curtis 12
Minidoka Relocation Center 12
Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) 12
Dollahite, Nancy E. 11
Oregon Journal (Firm) 11
Pendleton Round-Up 11
United States. Army 11
University of Oregon 11
Kolisch, Marian W. 10
Meier & Frank (Portland, Or.) 10
Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960 10
Oregon. Circuit Court (Multnomah County) 10
Oregon. Court of Appeals 10
Yaw’s Top Notch (Portland, Or.) 10
Atiyeh, Victor 9
Dilg, Janice (Janice Lynn) 9
Hudson's Bay Company 9
Oregon (Battleship) 9
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation 9
Angelus Studio (Portland, Or.) 8
Boe, Jason, 1929-1990 8
Edwards, Cecil L. 8
Fred Meyer, Inc. 8
Green, Edith, 1910-1987 8
McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857 8
Portland Public Schools (Or.) 8
Roberts, Betty, 1923-2011 8
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.) 8
United States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) 8
Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013 8
Applegate, Jesse A., 1811-1888 7
Gifford, Benjamin A. 7
Goldschmidt, Neil E., 1940- 7
Hartman, Judy 7
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 7
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881 7
McArthur, Lewis L. 7
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944 7
Oregon Geographic Names Board 7
Rankin, Tex (John Gilbert), 1894-1947 7
Reed College (Portland, Or.) 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Wyatt, Wendell William, 1917-2009 7
Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 6
Failing, Henry, 1834-1898 6
Frank, Gerry (1923) 6
Gates, John, 1829-1888 6
Howard, Vinita M., 1928- 6
Keith, Patricia 6
McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951 6
Mehren, Elizabeth 6
Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905 6
Neuberger, Maurine B. (Maurine Brown), 1907-2000 6
Oregon. Circuit Court (Lane County) 6
Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives 6
Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State 6
Portland (Or.). Bureau of Police 6
Portland (Or.). Fire Department 6
Portland Art Association (Portland, Or.). Museum Art School 6
Portland Art Museum (Or.) 6
Portland Assembly Center (Portland, Or.) 6
Portland Civic Theatre (Portland, Or.) 6
Prentiss, A. M. (Arthur M.) 6
Shaver Transportation Company (Portland, Or.) 6
Smith family 6
Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway 6
Sprague, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1887-1969 6
Straub, Robert W. 6
Sweetland, Monroe, 1910-2006 6
Tule Lake Relocation Center 6
United States. Attorney (Oregon) 6
University of Oregon. Medical School 6
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